Toy



F. M. HOOVER Oct. 31, 1933.

TOY

Filed July 26, 1933 Z7 INVENTOR. FRANClS M. HOOVER.

Patented Oct. 31, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 6 Claims.

My invention relates to a new and useful toy I arranged to make acombination of devices therefrom, namely a table, bed and cradle.

The object or my invention is to provide four legs pivoted to crossmembers and having .a central member spanning the cross members fortying the parts together. A further object is to provide horizontalgrooves in the legs above the cross members for the reception of endboards for forming a table top. A further object is to provide the endboards and the central cross member with rabbets for forming a lockingdevice between the members. A further object is to provide the legs withlongitudinal grooves for reception of the aforementioned end memberswhen it is desired to use the device as a bed. A further object is toprovide additional members received in the grooves in the legs andprovided with rabbets for engaging the rabbets in the central member forcompleting the bottom of the bed. A further object is to provide cradlemembers having extensions arranged to be received in the cross groovesin the legs and having rabbets for engaging cooperating rabbets in theinsert members for locking the rocker members to the bed and forming acradle.

My invention will be further readily understood irom the followingdescription and claims, and from the drawing in which latter:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the device assembled as a table.

Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section of the same, taken on the line 2-2 ofFig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an end view of the same.

Fig. 4 is a cross section similar to Fig. 2, with the table inverted andthe parts re-arranged to form a bed. 7

Fig. 5 is a similar view with the rocker members assembled thereto, and;

Fig. 6 is an end view of the device assembled to Iform a cradle.

My improved toy comprises four legs arranged in pairs indicated at 11and 12. Each pair of legs is pivoted to a cross member 13 by screws 14.End members 15 join the respective pairs of legs and are glued ingrooves 16. A central spanning member 17 is'suitably glued or otherwisesecured to the cross members 13 and is provided with a pair of rabbets18. The legs 11 and 12 are provided with horizontal grooves 19 directlyabove the cross members, arranged to receive panels 20 and 21 which arealso provided with cooperating rabbets 22 and forming a lock between thecentral spanning member 17 and the end board when it is desired toarrange the device in the form of a table. The interlocking of therabbets prevents the legs from folding and forms a very rigid devicewhich can be easily disseinbled and formed into a bed by inverting thedevice, removing the panels 20 and 21 and insertingthem in theextensions of the grooves 16. Additional panels are provided, indicatedat 23 and 24, with rabbets 25 and 26 at their respective ends forengagement with the central spanning member 17, being also received inthe slots 19 of the legs for'forming the bottom of the device when it isdesired to use it as a bed. Rocker members 27 are provided, havingextensions 28 secured thereto and provided with the rabbets 29 at theends of the extensions for interlocking with the rabbets 26 of thepanels 23 and 24. The extensions 28 are also received in the grooves inthe legs thus forming a cradle out of the bed.

From the foregoing description it will be readily understood that withthe parts aforementioned a child can readily assemble the device to formeither a table,'bed or cradle as desired without the aid-of any tools.

I prefer to form the various parts of my device out of ply-wood toinsure greater strength and durability although the device may be madefrom any suitable material.

The device is so arranged that when not in assembled form, the legs canbe folded downwardly about their pivot points and all the parts packedtogether to form a very small package whereby a minimum amount of spaceis needed to stock the same in stores or for shipment.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a toy comprising four legs pivoted to a pair of cross-members, asecondpair of crossmembers secured to said legs, a central memberspanning and secured to said first named crossmember, end members, andhorizontal grooves in said legs arranged to receive said end members forforming a table.

2. In a toy comprising four legs pivoted to a pair of cross-members, asecond pair of cross- 7 members secured to said legs, a central memberspanning and secured to said first named crossmembers, removable endmembers, said central member and said end members provided with rabbets,horizontal grooves in said legs arranged to receive said end members forforming a table and locking the whole together.

3. In a toy comprising four legs pivoted to a pair of cross-members, asecond pair of crossmembers secured to said legs, horizontal grooves insaid legs above said cross-members, longitudinal grooves in said legsbelow said crossmembers and panels arranged to'be received in saidgrooves for interchangeably forming a table or bed.

4. In a toy comprising four legs pivoted to a pair of cross-members, asecond pair of crossmembers secured to said legs, horizontal grooves insaid legs above said cross-members, longitudinal grooves in said legsbelow said crossmembers and panels arrangedto be received in saidgrooves for interchangeably forming a table or bed and rockers havingextensions received in said horizontal grooves for forming a cradle.

5. In a toy comprising four legs pivoted to apair of cross-members, asecond pair of crossmembers secured to said legs, a central memberspanning said first named cross-members, horibers, longitudinal groovesin said legs below said cross-members and panels arranged to be receivedin said grooves for interchangeably forming a table or bed, and saidcentral member and said panels provided with coacting rabbets forlocking said parts together.

6. In a toy comprising four legs pivoted to a pair of cross-members, asecond pair of crossmembers secured to said legs, a central membersecured to said first named cross-member, horizontal grooves in saidlegs above said crossmembers, longitudinal grooves in said legs belowsaid cross-members and panels arranged to be received in said groovesfor interchangeably forming a table or bed and said central member andpanels provided with coacting rabbets, and rockers having extensionsreceived in said horizontal grooves for forming a cradle.

' FRANCIS M. HOOVER.

